Living -- the Act of Giving

I had found a kind of serenity, a new maturity... I didn't feel better or stronger than anyone else
but it seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not--
more important now was for me to love them.
Feeling that way turns your whole life around;
living becomes the act of giving.

- Beverly Sills

Selfless Giving

You have not lived until you have done something
for someone who can never repay you.

- Anonymous

Blessed are those ...

Blessed are those who can give without remembering
and take without forgetting.

- Elizabeth Bibesco

Do what you can

I am only one,
but still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
but still I can do something;
and because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do something
that I can do.

- Helen Keller

Giving Heart

You have not lived a perfect day

even though you have earned your money,

unless you have done something for someone

who will never be able to repay you.

- Ruth Smeltzer

Generosity

I don't want to be saved.
I want to be spent.

- Fritz Perls

Giving and Receiving

There is a wonderful, mystical law of nature
that the three things we crave most in life -
happiness, freedom and peace of mind -
are always attained by giving them to someone else.

- Anonymous

Self Giving

When you become detached mentally from yourself

and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties,

you will be able to cope with your own more effectively.

Somehow, the act of self-giving

is a personal power-releasing factor.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Unlock Our Giving

In the long run we get no more than

we have been willing

to risk giving.

- Sheldon Kopp

Gifts of Giving

Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression.
We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous.
We experience joy in the actual act of giving something.
And we experience joy in remembering the fact
that we have given.

- Buddha

As you shop ...

We give most what we want to receive.

This is something to keep in mind as you shop this holiday season. If you can't decide what someone would like to receive, give them something you would like them to have.

- Lyn

Give, give, give

Whenever you feel ‘short' or in ‘need' of something, 

give what you want first and it will come back in buckets. 

That is true for money, a smile, love, friendship. 

I know it is often the last thing a person may want to do, 

but it has always worked for me. 

I just trust that the principle of reciprocity is true, 

and I give what I want.

 ~ Robert Kiyosaki